Akadot Retail is a Los Angeles based company owned by Digital Manga, Inc. Akadot provides news from Japan about anime for people in the U.S. Additionally, it is a retail business with an online catalogue which one can order Japanese merchandise from. Their products include anime, manga, and various art materials. Occasionally Akadot will host art contests where contestants compete to win various prizes.
Akadot sells manga published by Digital Manga Publishing along with various other merchandise:
Akadot will also set up booths at various anime conventions, such as Anime Expo.
Akadot also runs a sister site, Manga Academy. The MA has a free online course in how to create your own manga with tutorials about a variety of subjects, and homework for users to help improve their skills. Contests sponsored by Akadot are also advertised on MA. The site also has a phpBB forum with over 15K users.